About the Journal

Journal of Al-Tamaddun (JAT) is an international refereed academic journal published by the Department of Islamic History, Civilization and Education, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya. The journal was initially published annually, and later adopted a biannual publication schedule from 2012 to 2025. Beginning in 2026, the journal will be published triannually (in March, July, and November).

One of the journal’s aims is to serve as a platform for academics to contribute and share their research and scholarly writings on Islamic history and civilization. In addition, the journal seeks to promote high-quality research, particularly in this field. JAT is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes articles and book reviews on Islamic history and civilization, focusing on political, intellectual, social, religious, and cultural dimensions of Islamic civilization, including interactions between Islam and other civilizations, historiography, and methodological approaches to the study of the Islamic past.

JAT is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (WoS-ESCI), Scopus, Index Islamicus, EBSCOhost, UlrichsWeb, Open J-Gate, Malaysian Citation Index (MyCITE), and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).